Chapter 21: Rotten Peach Blossoms
The summer breeze is gentle, and there is a bustle in Yuxiu Courtyard.
The daughters of the official family, where is there such an opportunity to go out every day to meet in ordinary times, I never thought that the queen and the eldest princess actually set up a Yuxiu Academy, but it was convenient for them to come out of the boudoir to breathe.
Think about how boring it is to be bored in the boudoir every day, guarding the boxy world.
The enlightened people at home can still go out for a walk, but if they have a bad day, they won't even have a good time, let alone go out.
"Xiao Jiu, don't keep a straight face, weren't you quite calm yesterday? Why did you wilt today? Xiao Yunsong pulled Xiao Yunmu and dragged it quickly, "I heard that the eldest princess is going to come in a while, don't be sad, otherwise her old man will think that you are deliberately against her." β
Xiao Yunmu pursed his lips, a stomach full of grievances.
Yesterday I practiced against Xiao Jingping, who knew that my skills were so bad, and let Xiao Jingping settle it in three moves.
Knives, guns, swords, halberds, she tried them all, and she also tried to use the whip, and almost strangled herself.
"Little Jiu!"
"What's the matter? What's wrong? Xiao Yunmu came back to his senses and looked at Xiao Yunsong, who was sullen, and didn't know what was going on.
She walked away for a while, why did Xiao Yunsong look like the sky was about to fall.
Xiao Yunsong sighed helplessly, "Do you really don't know or fake don't know?" I'm telling you, the eldest princess will come later, don't get distracted, or - forget it, I don't think you're worried about yourself. β
Hearing this, Xiao Yunmu couldn't help laughing and patted Xiao Yunsong's hand.
winked at her, "Don't worry, no, I'm her prospective daughter-in-law now, so I won't be embarrassed in front of everyone, and it won't be the face of the Duke of Wei that I will be embarrassed by then." β
As he was talking, the two columns of palace maids over there moved lightly and walked towards this side, their faces were serious, and Xiao Yunmu was stunned for a moment.
How is this meeting like a draft.
Looking at it again, the two columns of palace maids opened the way, and among the people who came behind, it was not the eldest princess of Jinyang who was the leader and the queen!
Why is the queen here too?
The queen is a good person, but she can only be a good person.
Seeing this situation, the daughters of the official family who were still singing Yanyu just now retreated and stood next to them and bowed their heads.
In the crowd, Xiao Yunmu was dressed very ordinary, even if the Song family told Su Yunxi to clean up for her, don't look like a lady, but Xiao Yunmu felt that she still didn't want to be in the limelight anymore.
If she is in the limelight again, Gu Mingyou can't treat her as a thorn in her side, let alone the rest of the admirers of the prosperous years.
As soon as he entered Yuxiu Courtyard, Xiao Yunmu heard Sheng Jingnian's name from three different small groups.
The little grandfather of the Wei Mansion, handsome and chic, suave, and talented, is the object of admiration of the daughters of the ladies in Beijing.
I've heard a few people mention their names, but mostlyβ
is not worthy of the prosperous year, and it is very fierce.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yunmu is enough to imagine how difficult it is to live in this Yuxiu Academy.
"Knock on the queen's mother, mother Chitose!"
Everyone knelt down in unison, and the queen, who was not angry and arrogant, stood in front of the crowd, glanced at everyone, and looked at the eldest princess of Jinyang beside her.
"Get up, you don't have to do this in the future."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
The eldest princess of Jinyang stood beside the queen and said with a smile: "These are the daughters of official families who have not yet come out of the cabinet in the capital and have reached the age of fourteen. β
"You have thought it through, you have mentioned this before, but you have never really done it, no wonder the emperor always says that you have a lively mind and many ideas."
"Brother Huang also praised me? I thought I was a naughty character in the eyes of the royal brother. β
"You."
"Sister-in-law, wait for me to explain a few words to these female officials, you go over there and sit and rest first."
"Yes."
Sure enough, it was the idea of the eldest princess of Jinyang.
Xiao Yunmu was close, and he naturally heard these words clearly, but he thought that there was nothing wrong with the words of the eldest princess of Jinyang.
The ladies in the capital have been kept in the boudoir, and they really have to be raised into stuffy gourds.
All of them have become stuffy gourds, what else is the point.
People's personalities should be the same as flowers, a hundred flowers bloom and compete with each other.
Glancing at Xiao Yunmu, the eldest princess of Jinyang walked in front of the female official in charge, "These are the daughters of the official family in the capital, they have no worries about food and clothing since childhood, and they have also learned a lot of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female red poems. β
"The slave understands."
"Well, now that you understand, I'll leave the rest to you, remember, corporal punishment is not allowed, everyone is the pearl of the family, but you can't be like those show girls in the palace who don't know the rules."
The female official in charge is surnamed Liu, who is personally selected by the eldest princess of Jinyang, and is famous for her strictness in the palace.
But there are few people who can win from her, and if there is a female champion, I am afraid that she can also win the championship.
Xiao Yunmu lowered his head, revealing a snow-white piece on the back of his neck, trying his best to make himself stand out from everyone.
But don't see her.
How can anyone be difficult on the first day?
But obviously, the place of Yuxiu Academy is the same as the class, and it is necessary to take the entrance examination.
"All the girls are from good backgrounds, most of them are slaves and maids who can't afford to offend their fathers and brothers, and they are officials in the court, but since they are the female officials in charge of Yuxiu Academy, they have to touch the bottom of the girls first."
Lady Liu glanced at everyone and motioned to the palace maid beside her to bring up the answer sheet.
Xiao Yunmu looked at the rolled up answer sheet, and wished that he was sick in bed today and didn't have to come here.
"Xiao Jiu, you're done now."
"What ......"
"You usually count down your homework among your brothers and sisters, and it's about the same as the fifth brother." Xiao Yunsong grabbed Xiao Yunmu's hand as if he was facing a great enemy, "I can't protect you either." β
Hearing this, Xiao Yunmu felt that it was too late for him to faint now, so it was better to wait and see what the test question was.
The blind cat touches the dead mouse, and it is better to be half than to run away.
The people of the General's Mansion, how could anyone escape before the battle.
Secretly cheered himself up, calmed down and glanced at Xiao Yunsong in front of him, "Don't worry, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, can it still stump the two of us?" β
Xiao Yunmu looked around, and finally realized that something was wrong.
Xiao Yunshuang hadn't been with the two of them from the beginning, and when the crowd saw that she was with Shen Biyun, she couldn't help but be stunned.
Where is Xiao Yunshuang?
I looked close to Xiao Yunsong before, but now that I saw it, it was clear that he was more intimate with Shen Biyun, and his demeanor and demeanor were completely different.
It doesn't have to be Xiao Yunshuang on her side, but the other party is Shen Biyun, and Shen Biyun, who is a close friend of Gu Mingyou.
"What does this mean?"
Xiao Yunsong's words brought Xiao Yunmu back to reality, and he immediately looked at the scroll that had been opened in the palace maid's hand.
Happy.
One musical word is on it, and there are no other hints.
Xiao Yunmu paused for a moment, and suddenly laughed, it turned out to be a proposition composition, she is good at this, she will talk nonsense later, she can always fool the past, the joy of life, the joy of husband and wife, and the joy of brothers, but if you rub the side, it will not go off topic.
was secretly glad that it was this topic, ignoring the discussion of the people around him, and heard Lady Liu open her mouth.
"I have heard for a long time that the eldest girl of the Marquis of Anrong's mansion has excellent piano skills, can you open the eyes of the slave maid today?"
What the? How does that mean?
Xiao Yunmu didn't have the heart to think about anything else now, for fear that the next one would be himself.
After all, the original owner really 'did too much' and acted flamboyantly, and this time she was afraid that she would not be able to keep a low profile if she wanted to.
"It's okay to dance the sword, this is fun, Xiao Jiu, you really have to admit defeat, Gu Mingyou can't do anything else, but he plays the piano well, even the second sister said that in this capital, if she doesn't want to show her piano skills behind anyone, it's Gu Mingyou."
"What ......"
Xiao Yunya boasted like this, it must be the truth.
Xiao Yunya is a person with a very hard temper, she is whatever she says, she likes it, she doesn't pretend to like it if she doesn't like it, she admires anything, and she says it generously if she appreciates anything.
It was because of this temperament that he won the favor of the prince.
Gu Mingyou is really a famous lady in the capital, he didn't hurry when he heard this, he took it generously, and immediately sat behind the piano case, his fingertips plucked on the strings, and the sound of the piano flew straight into the sky, and everyone was stunned.
It's actually an entry song!
With so much courage and guts, I actually played this tune.
Xiao Yunmu knows a little about one or two, but only one or two.
I can understand it, but I can't understand it.
The fingertips plucked on the strings, the cloud sleeves flowed, Xiao Yunmu somewhat understood why Gu Mingyou was the heroine.
This is not a heroine, who can be a heroine?
Talented scholars are all top-notch, even their faces and bearings are top-notch, no wonder Sheng Jingnian and her love her to death.
Dead and alive......
Xiao Yunmu suddenly felt a little hot and upset.
Damn the prosperous year, not only is her life good but also her peach blossoms are good, and the only rotten peach blossom is her.
Thinking about it, the sound of the piano stopped, and everyone whispered, the appreciation on the face of the female official Liu was not hidden, and anyone could understand it, this was very satisfied with Gu Mingyou.
"The nine girls of the Zhenxi General's Mansion reprimanded the thieves in Jintai Temple a few days ago, there is reason and evidence, and I also heard that she is a person who is good at reading poetry and books, I don't know if she can open everyone's eyes?" After Lady Liu's words were finished, Xiao Yunmu felt that a great disaster was coming.
She and Gu Mingyou are really natural rivals.
With a light cough, Xiao Yunmu was calm on his face, but he was not in a hurry, he couldn't see the flaws, and looked around.
Gu Mingyou looked at her with a shy face, not arrogant or impatient.
Looking at Shen Biyun and Xiao Yunshuang again, one of them didn't care much, but the other could still see a bit of sisterhood and was worried about her.
As for......
"It's over, Xiao Jiu, you ask for more blessings." Xiao Yunsong had already hid in the crowd, covering his eyes and not daring to look.
Is it that scary?
Thinking that his own shortcomings are longer than others, that is what only fools do, and only the original owner will put down his fiery personality and pretend to be gentle to compare with Gu Mingyou.
just let Sheng Jingnian have a misunderstanding, thinking that she was acting coyly.
So, it's stupid.
"Playing the piano in front of Sister Gu is a class with an axe, but although I can't play the piano, I heard a small tune from my mother when I was a child."
Seeing that Lady Liu nodded, Xiao Yunmu coughed lightly, her heart was horizontal, and she slowly spoke.
"The fish is in the algae, and there is a head to be awarded, and the king is in the pickaxe, and it is not fun to drink."
"The fish is in the algae, there is a tail, the king is in the pickaxe, and the wine is happy."
The voice is soft, the tone is brisk, Xiao Yunmu hummed every time, the smile between his eyebrows was a little more, and the smiling eyebrows and eyes gently swept through the crowd.
"The fish is in the algae, depending on its pu, and the king is in the pickaxe......"
Inadvertently caught a glimpse of the figure at the door that he didn't know when, Xiao Yunmu's voice gradually weakened, and he forgot to sing the last sentence, leaving only the smile in Sheng Jingnian's eyes in his eyes, like the stars that night.
It was so bright that she seemed to see the Milky Way.
"The last sentence should have that home."
A clear jade-like voice sounded, and there was a soft cry from the crowd.